Hi Everyone:

Anyone's opinion is greatly appreciated. I had emergency ankle surgery 2 years ago because I fell down a hill. The recovery since then has been tough because I always felt I had a limp. Well I recently fell again and when I went to the Dr. he told me I would need another operation because it did not heal correctly and the ligament tore. If I get another ankle surgery I would be off my foot for 6 weeks. :tongue: Well I had scheduled wls on July 14th, but my ortho dr is telling me I should get this done first. I do not know what to do, I really want wls because I am tired of being this way. FAT I just do not know if my Bariatric surgeon would be willing to do the surgery when I can't exercise. People please share your thoughts. Thanks so much

Edited June 20, 200917 yr by lmart75

My girfriend had wls surgery and 3 weeks later had a total hysterectomy. It made it difficult but not impossible. She used the combined time to recover from both and was successful with both surgeries.

Wow thanks, thats very encourageable. I was thinking of doing wls first I thought maybe my weight had something to do with the healing process cause I am so heavy.

I would do the WLS first. Its not like you wont be able to exercise forever, and many people have surgery BECAUSE of chronic injuries - I certainly got banded because of a chronic heel/ankle problem that was preventing me from exercising. However, I was lucky, I had one cortisone shot that gave me real relief for a good 12 months. By the time that was up, I was 70lb down, fit and running regularly.

You could jsut as easily have surgery and THEN have an accident and be able to exercise, its really not reasonable to refuse you a lapband because of this. And you will recover better weighing less.